Milk-bottle holder



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Ml-LK BOTTLE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED :uuz'w, 1921.

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MILK BOTTLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION EILED 1uN10.. 1921.

1,412,128 A, Patented Apr.. 11, 1922.

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- HARRY: I. MAUREB, or BETHLEHEM; PENNSYLVANIA.

MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER.

Be it known that]; HA RY I. MAURER, a 'citizen of the United Statesfresiding at Bethlehem, .in the county of Northampton and State ofPennsylvanimhaVe invented new and useful lmprovements in. a Milk specification, V. Z j Myj invention relates to new and useful improvements ina milk bottle holcler,"and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this character which will be relatively inexpensive in the cost of manufacture and light in weight although strong and durable. V

Another object of the invention is to provide a milk bottle in an upright position when filled and which may be inserted in the holder in an inverted position when empty so as to permit the bottle'to' drain after the same has been "washed and which will also indicate whether or not a customer has been served and also whether or not the milkman has'passed.

Bottle Holder, of which the following is a A further object of the invention is to pro vide a milk bottle' holder consisting of anupper ring of one diameter and a lower ring of a smaller diametenthe said ringsbeing joined together by angular strips to produce the completed holder one of said angular strips having anextension which .withits body produces a clip for-holding sheets of paper containing-orders, while another of said strips has holes through itsv body portion for thejpassage of suitable attaching devices whereby the holder may be fastened toa suitable support.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter. set forth and then specifically designatedby the i In order that those skilled in the ,art to which this invention appertains, may un-.' derstand how tomake and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, re; ferring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, inwhich:

Fig. 1, is a side elevation of a milk bottle holder made in accordance with my'im provement, showing it attached to a support 19121. Serial in. 476,411.

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and having a bottle therein inan upright position. V o v Fig; 2, is a similar-view "with, the holder removed from the-support and havingfa bottle in an inverted positiontherein.

Fig. 4, is'a-side elevation thereof, I In carrying out my invention as here embodied, I provide an upper ring 2 prefer ably of wire'to which are fiXedthe upper ssaplan'view ther of. with the bottle removed.

. ends of the body portions 3 of the angular strips folding'saidupper ends aboutthe wire ring and crimping orotherwise s ecurely' fastening the same in place,while the" inner endsof the arms5 of said anglestrips are singularly fixed to another ring-6 of smaller diameter than the ring 2 and which" is also preferably formed of wire,sai'd ring leavingan open space. of suflicient size for the passage of the mouth and neckofthe milk bottle 7 when in an inverted position, as shown in Fig. 2 the shoulder or flared por tion of the neck engagingthe smaller ring 6 as will be obvious and when the milk bottle is in its'inverted position any water which may haveremained in the bottle after washing will drain therefrom prior to the time of collection.

The ring ,6 although tang larger that the mouth and apo rtion of the neck of-the same bottle and with the arms 5 of the angle milk bottle issmallerthan thebottom of the which the milk bottle rests when in an upright position as shown in' Fig. 1 and being in an upright position will indicate to thecustomer that the mornings milk has been;

served; In order that the holder may be secured to a suitable support 8 such'asapost orfence'at a height "to prevent cats; dogs or other animals coming in contact-withor breaking the bottles a number of holes. 9Q areformed in one'end of the body portion; of one of theangle, strips for the passage:

of suitable fastening devices 10. such as nails or their equivalent. 7

In order that a piece of paper, hook or other article having. directions, orders or," other information thereon may be attached to the holder and prevented from-being blown away and lost'the upperend of the body of one of the angle strips, preferably the front one, is provided with an extension 11 bent upon itself which coacts with the body of the strip to produce a clip the action of which is obvious.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced a milk bottle holder that may be manufactured at a relatively small expense and which may be readily cleansed so that it will be sanitary and when in use the milk bottle will be held in the desired position according to whether it is filled or empty and as there are no looks or working parts to get out of order it is practically indestructible and a bottle either in an upright or inverted position may be readily and quickly removed therefrom.

It is to be understood that in place of the rings similar members of other shapes might be utilized and it is possible that a number of these holders could be attached to each other or made as a single device where more than one bottle of milk is delivered at a time. This device when in use makes it unnecessary to stoop when delivering or collecting the bottles as the holder may belocated at a suitable height and as the bottles are always partially surrounded they cannot fall from the holder and the likelihood of breaking the bottles is reduced to a minimum;

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

A milk bottle holder comprising an upper ring, a lower ring of smaller diameter, a plurality of angular strips each consisting of a body and an arm at right angles to .said body, said strips being disposed about the rings in spaced relation with the upper ends of the bodies of said strips fixed to the upper ring and the inner ends of the aforementioned arms fixed to the lower smaller ring and an extension formed with the upper end of the body of one of said strips and bent uponsaid body'so as to coact therewith and produce a clip. 7

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

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